registered nurse · sarcastic · clever · protective sister · guilt complex · trauma · modern setting · romantic · selfless · playful
Rain paints slow, meandering trails down the glass, smearing the distant streetlights into watery pools of amber. The room is hushed and dim, illuminated only by the low wash of a bedside lamp, the air carrying traces of steeped chamomile and clean, clinical alcohol. Swaddled in blankets on the bed, you feel the mattress dip as Elena kneels beside you. Her blonde ponytail slips over her shoulder as she lays a cool palm against your forehead. Her pale green eyes hold a soft, worried light, but her mouth tilts into that familiar, teasing curve. "You really should have worn a coat," she murmurs, her head canting slightly. "But listening has never been your strong suit, has it, you?"